This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ...Have some soup, gentlemen. No? Fish, then. Now take a slice of this roast beef; it's superb. This coffee is delicious. No one can make coffee like my Anna." Thus he went on from dish to dish, all the time keeping up a conversation with different members of his family. A great lump arose in Fred's throat, and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ...Have some soup, gentlemen. No? Fish, then. Now take a slice of this roast beef; it's superb. This coffee is delicious. No one can make coffee like my Anna." Thus he went on from dish to dish, all the time keeping up a conversation with different members of his family. A great lump arose in Fred's throat, and tears came into his eyes. It was more pathetic than even the groans and death-struggles of the dying. "He has been going on like this for a week," whispered a comrade; "yet he is happy, perfectly happy, for he imagines himself continually surrounded by his family. Poor fellow! he will not last long." He did not. Two days afterwards he lay in the long row of dead by the gate, ready to be carted out. Sick at heart, Fred and Darling went on to the bog in the center of the pen, through which ran the little brook. What they saw was so indescribably horrible they turned and fled. The whole muddy, slimy swamp, nearly a hundred yards wide, seemed to be alive, moving and undulating like some monster jelly-fish of a dirty whitish color. The whole swamp was a mass of maggots, and from it arose a most horrible stench. "Great heavens!" gasped Fred; "how can men live in this place?" As they walked back toward the gate, a commotion attracted their attention. A being that once had been a stalwart man, but now was a living skeleton, was pleading to go outside to see his wife. Fred saw at a glance that he was delirious with fever. "Just let me go for one minute, one little minute," he pleaded. "I will not run away; I will come right back. Just let me look into her eyes and kiss her, and tell her how much I love her, before I die. There! there! don't you hear her? She is begging to come to me. On her...
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Good. Publisher: A.C. McClurg and Co. Date of Publication: 1900Binding: hardcoverEdition: 1900 no other datesCondition: GoodDescription: This is a great book from "The Young Kentuckian" series. This old book is clean, solid, and in good shape! This is a hardcover book with 380 pages including several illustrations. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The pages are clean with no soiling or tears. The prior owner has signed the second end paper. The covers are clean with some light soiling and edgewear.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.